greetings =]

im 16 just finished school so i decided i wanted a kit to pass the time before i started A levels

i bought the tamiya m113 FSV i have abit of refrence for the kit,
so far the kit seems quiete accurate


i started with the running gear then the back door with the fittings etc

sorry that was the wrong photo heres the running gear



and the back door


the door is off the tamiya m113A3
i had no problem fitting the door or the lights

the top of the mm13 is complete with the turret ring on their.


i have started the turret it doesnt fit properly its loose so ive had to use quiete allot of polly cement! il post the turret later =]


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I'll be following this, the M113 is probably my favorite series of vehicles. Let us know any difficulties with the kit.

Good luck with the build buddy, if you need a hand just shout!

great build jimbo!

Why are you bothering to mix pieces form the M113A3 (really and A2 with a few A3 pieces) kit? It is the same basic kit with a new sprue to add the newer pieces. The rear hatch and front glacis are not an improvement over the FSV ones, just in a different color.

A forum note...Please try writing in complete sentances and using punctuation. It makes your posts much easier to understand.

Also the hull of the vehicle you are building is for a regualr M113-M113A2. The FSV used the M113A2 hull but also carried on the extra fuel tanks on the rear of the vehicle, giving it an M113A3 look, but not actually an A3.

Ric

Actually, the Aussie Fire Support Vehicle used in Vietnam was built on an A1 hull and did not have the external fuel tanks. A later, upgraded A2 version was used with a different turret and the addition of the external fuel tanks. It didn't come about until the early '80s though. It was used by the Aussies up until a few years ago. The UN Operation in East Timor was the last place they were used before being retired.

The Tamyia FSV (Saladin Turret) kit needs quite a bit of work on the hull top to bring it up to spec. The turret ring is too small for starters along with a host of other bits and pieces.

The AFV Club MRV (miss labelled as FSV) has the Scorpion turret. Both were made on the A1 hull and neither had external fuel cells. The MRV was equipped with flotation cells on the front and sides.
The MRV was retired from Line Troops and Sqn's in the mid 90's and never served in ET, sorry Gino.


Cheers Jason

Oh well, thought I read somewhere that they were last used there. Thanks for setting me straight.

It's possible you did mate. I can still remember a rumour from the time when we were all getting ready for ET, that a few MRV's were supposed to be coming back into service for the trip. There were Leopard spares in Dili at the time, so it sounded feasable to us.
And just a side note on the FSV/MRV hulls, all of them have now been cut up for the AS4 M113 extensions.

Cheers Jason

Gino its my twin brother (newfish) and he replied with my account. Because he forgot to look at who was logged in. So the punctuation should be aimed at him

because they fit better!

they didn't have external fuel tanks the m113as3 had them on

sorry ! ¬¬

so which country will your FSV be representing? Aussie, or American, or course who knows what all countrys we sold it to...lol

the Aussie one in vietnam

i might Incorporate it into a dio either having Maintenance done to it

buy the way does anyone know if the afv club m113 Mrv is still about if so where can i pick one up from cheers il post some more pictures up once ive finished the turret =]

The FSV was a local (Australian) mod made from old turrets from Saladian Armoured Cars fitted to a modified hull top.

As for the MRV, you should be able to still pick one up from either ebay. Internet Hobbies seem to have one.

Cheers Jason

evening campers =]

here's the turret glued besides the top piece and various arial mounts, and smoke launchers etc.


the completed hull,

Note: the light bracket (because the one from the kit broke) and the bottom half of the front is off the m113 gulf war because they fit better!



i will finsih the turret tomrow sometime then its on to paint

I got yall now. I was thinking of the wrong vehicle. Forgot there was that model out there called and FSV, I was thinking of the Fire Support Vehicle used by the US Army.

Ric

nice, cant wait to see soem paint on this beast, makes me wish i had some cash to splash on a moremodern machine!

Whoever it was needs to work on their writing skills.





They shouldn't. They are the same pieces, from the same molds. The only difference is the color. Tamiya didn't change the molds between the A1 version and the new Desert/OIF version.

Its looking good, just a strange way to build it.

Newfish

As you are modeling a Saladin FSV serving in Vietnam I would mount the smoke discharger mounts parts C15+C23 but not partC6. the actual barrels were removed leaving a flat rectangular plate.

Don't forget the extended splash board (because of the added weight).

Only a couple of tips as you have almost completed the project.

Mouse Armour do a set of decals for the 8 FSVs that served in Vietnam

john M

Super work,good luck be with you!

Newfish,

It looks like this, though my dimensions are probably a little off, I eyeballed it. You actually need two extensions - the first to the trim vane itself, and then the hinged extension, which is not full width as it needs to clear the left headlight cluster.

(sorry about the pic quality)



Many Australian M113 based vehicles also carry jerrycan racks above the rear mudguards - again, these are only approximations.



In the pic above, you can see a thin light coloured strip on the front underside of the sponsons. On the full size vehicle, this is an applique armour plate which is attached to the underside of the sponsons (on both sides) and runs from just aft of the drive sprocket to above the centre of the third roadwheel. .The FSV is most often seen without the side skirts, so iIf you choose to leave these off, you may wish to add the armour plates. Naturally, if you leave the skirts on, these won't be visible.

Edit: You may also consider adding the boot between the moving portion of the barrel and the collar on the mantlet.